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A draft assessment of the potential impacts of offshore wind fields in the central-Atlantic region is up for public review. The public comment period on the Bureau of Ocean Management’s draft environmental assessment will include two upcoming virtual public hearings. Written comments will be accepted through Feb. 12. The draft environmental assessment examines potential environmental impacts to… Read More
“Mexico’s Interoceanic Corridor (ciit) is the closest to completion. It has been discussed for decades but is finally being built as part of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s infrastructure plan. Its main challenge is to modernise a 300km railway that runs across southern Mexico, from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast. The ports at either… Read More
“Now is the hard moment,” East Hampton Town’s planning director told the town board on Tuesday during an assessment of a ravaged coastline after three storms in the past month. “Now is the moment where we have to begin to behave differently,” Jeremy Samuelson told the board. “We can no longer simply continue to behave… Read More
The Resource Management Act (RMA) is holding back productivity, a mining consultant says, after consent to dredge the Clutha River near Wānaka was refused by commissioners. Cold Gold Clutha Limited sought resource consents to operate a 24m-long suction dredge on about 23km sections of the Clutha/Mata-Au River between Luggate and the top of Lake Dunstan. It used the… Read More
What do you do with a massive dump in the corner of a slowly dying marshland surrounded by encroachments? The Greater Chennai Corporation plans an eco-park in the Pallikaranai Marsh, modelled on the one created in Adyar Creek and a few waste-processing facilities. But residents oppose these projects, saying that they will affect the marsh…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sacramento District is hosting an informational public meeting to provide an update on environmental restoration activities to address contamination in soil vapor and groundwater at the former Titan 1-A Missile facility (Site) in Lincoln, California. This work is being conducted as part of the Defense Environmental Restoration Program’s… Read More
According to Hellenicshippingnews, Clarksons Research have released a review of the global shipbuilding market in 2003. Summarising the review, Steve Gordon, Managing Director of Clarksons Research, commented: “2023 was a year of recovering output, increasing prices and a good flow of orders for the global shipbuilding industry. On a regional level, China produced 50% of… Read More
An organisation dedicated to sand dune restoration and preservation has a message for beachgoers this summer. “We work hard with locals year-round to protect and restore our dunes, so with summer welcoming more people to the beach, we’re asking everyone to please be aware of these fragile ecosystems while enjoying our coast,” says Russell Knutson,… Read More
APM Terminals Pipavav has today signed a series of Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) to develop a complete green hydrogen ecosystem and port infrastructure. The first-move advantage of this initiative will provide economic benefits for both the local and regional economy, boost employment and support wider decarbonisation goals. Green hydrogen is a sustainable, renewable energy source… Read More
The UK has gone further and faster down the green energy road than many predicted. Despite the successes so far, more challenges are ahead By Mark Rowe Last autumn, Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm, off the Angus coast, began operating at full capacity, generating sufficient electricity to power two-thirds of Scotland’s households. Seagreen’s 114 giant turbines… Read More